The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-04-01

vet on fancy checked and India silks.
White muslin guimpes are worn with
wash dresses of white muslin, or of
the striped ginghams that are also
now cut square in the front of the
neck and high behind. A short put
fed sleeve gathered to a band is put
in these wash dresses. The double
skirts grow in favor for white dress.
es; the upper skirt being made of EN-.
broidery, or else edged with it; this
is simply gathered TO the waist. is
halt as long as the lower skirt in the
back, and curves open up to the
waist in front. Pale green or old
rose watered ribbon bows are set on
the shoulders of white dresses. and q
larger bow with ends IS on the left
side of the waist in front. Herring
bone drawn work is much used at
the top of hens and tucks on white
muslin dresses, and also on the
Pompadour and celored cottons
Girls Of ten years and misses just
in their teens will wear sheph rfs
checked woods and serges and fan.
nels. both plain and striped, made
with the straight jacket waists and
soft vests with revers up each side;
the skirt may be plain kilt, or for
tall girls there will be an apron ov
er skirt on a plain round lower skirt
rhc soft blcuse-vests, OF white wool
IN blue flannel or serge dresses are
given sailor effect by having a sail
or collar and tie Of white wool braid;
the lower skirt is then of white fan
mel with rows of blue braid around
it, and this is yearly concealed by
the deep apron over skirt of the blue
wool. Blouse waists will also be US.
ed with such dresses.
BOYS SAILOR SUITS.
Sailor suits will be the popular
fashion of the summer for boys from
four to nine years old. They are
made of navy blue Or white serge or
tlannels, with the false vest or shirt
of blue and white striped jersey web.
bling Or flannel, Or else they are
braided across in clustered rows 81
black or white braid. The sailor
blouse with its deep collar is worn
alike with kilt skirts and with short
or long trousers. small boys Of four
or five years changing from kits to
{ onsers in these suits. but wearing
kits for all other suits. The new
sailor kits have the pocket in front
across the wide box pleat. This peck
ct is "a slit across near the top; it is
braided around and there are six or
seven rows of braid lower down across
the box pleat. White braid is used on
small boys suits, and black for those
who are larger; it is put in from three
10 five rows on the sailor collar, cuffs,
Vest and pocket. Tie short trousers
worn under kits instead Of drawers are
not seen, and are not braided, but knee
breeches worn without kits have rows
OF braid around the knees-not down
the sides. The long sailor trousers
worn by hit b Us are very wide at
the ankl les, IN the genuine sailor shape
In milsummer white duck trousers
will he worn with sailor blouses of blue
aud white percale.
NORFOLK SUITS.
Tweed. Cheviot, serge and rough
Scutch goods of brown tan, gray, and
fawn colors in stripes, checks and
bars, are made up in Norfolk jackets
with knee breeches for boys general
wear \ box pleat is down each sid"
OF the single-breasted front, and there
are either two or three pleats behind ,
or else there is the wide English back
without pleats, yet with belt.-Harp-
er's Bazaar.
S. W. Beach, Mansfield, O., says: